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discover-containers

A gateway skill that auto-activates for Docker and container-related tasks, providing access to 5 specialized container skills. It uses progressive loading: first the gateway, then a category index, then individual skills as needed. Works by detecting containers work in Claude Code.

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This page reorganizes the original catalog entry around fit, installability, and workflow context first. The original raw source lives below.

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Hot score

Updated

March 19, 2026

Overall rating

A7.6

Composite score

6.1

Best-practice grade

N/A

Install command

npx @skill-hub/cli install rand-cc-polymath-discover-containers

dockercontainer-discoveryskill-gatewayprogressive-loading

Repository

rand/cc-polymath

Skill path: skills/discover-containers

Open repository

Best for

Primary workflow: Research & Ops.

Technical facets: DevOps.

Target audience: Developers and DevOps engineers who regularly work with Docker containers and want organized access to container-related Claude skills without manual searching..

License: Unknown.

Original source

Catalog source: SkillHub Club.

Repository owner: rand.

This is still a mirrored public skill entry. Review the repository before installing into production workflows.

What it helps with

Install discover-containers into Claude Code, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, or OpenCode workflows
Review https://github.com/rand/cc-polymath before adding discover-containers to shared team environments
Use discover-containers for devops workflows

Works across

Claude CodeCodex CLIGemini CLIOpenCode

Favorites: 0.

Sub-skills: 0.

Aggregator: No.

Original source / Raw SKILL.md

---
name: discover-containers
description: Automatically discover container and Docker skills when working with Docker. Activates for containers development tasks.
---

# Containers Skills Discovery

Provides automatic access to comprehensive containers skills.

## When This Skill Activates

This skill auto-activates when you're working with:
- Docker
- containers
- Kubernetes
- container security
- networking
- registry
- docker-compose

## Available Skills

### Quick Reference

The Containers category contains 5 skills:

1. **container-networking**
2. **container-registry-management**
3. **container-security**
4. **docker-compose-development**
5. **dockerfile-optimization**

### Load Full Category Details

For complete descriptions and workflows:

```bash
cat ~/.claude/skills/containers/INDEX.md
```

This loads the full Containers category index with:
- Detailed skill descriptions
- Usage triggers for each skill
- Common workflow combinations
- Cross-references to related skills

### Load Specific Skills

Load individual skills as needed:

```bash
cat ~/.claude/skills/containers/container-networking.md
cat ~/.claude/skills/containers/container-registry-management.md
cat ~/.claude/skills/containers/container-security.md
cat ~/.claude/skills/containers/docker-compose-development.md
cat ~/.claude/skills/containers/dockerfile-optimization.md
```

## Progressive Loading

This gateway skill enables progressive loading:
- **Level 1**: Gateway loads automatically (you're here now)
- **Level 2**: Load category INDEX.md for full overview
- **Level 3**: Load specific skills as needed

## Usage Instructions

1. **Auto-activation**: This skill loads automatically when Claude Code detects containers work
2. **Browse skills**: Run `cat ~/.claude/skills/containers/INDEX.md` for full category overview
3. **Load specific skills**: Use bash commands above to load individual skills

---

**Next Steps**: Run `cat ~/.claude/skills/containers/INDEX.md` to see full category details.